Our Team

Who We Are

Corporate events die in silence. You know the feeling. The keynote ends, the bar opens, and attendees stare at their phones. Breaking that ice requires more than a cheap gimmick. It requires high-octane, interactive performance built around people.

We built Event Magic Prox because the industry is flooded with outdated advice. Amateurs recommend routines that fail in real hotel ballrooms. Event planners hire performers based on flashy promo videos that hide dead crowds. We don’t tolerate theory here.

We perform. We test. We publish.

Our team consists of working professionals. We know the weight of a skeptical corporate crowd. We understand the friction of bad acoustics, tight schedules, and distracted executives. Read our profiles below to see exactly who is behind the advice you find on this site.

Meet the Team

Ori Ashkenazy: Magic, Mentalism, Empowerment

Ori Ashkenazy anchors this site. He brings decades of operational experience in magic and mentalism. He doesn’t rely on props. He relies on psychology.

Ori understands that authenticity is the only moat left in live entertainment. He coaches executives, performs for startups, and wakes up dead rooms. When Ori writes a guide on audience engagement, it comes from thousands of hours standing in front of tough crowds. He knows exactly when a routine will land and when it will crash.

His focus here is direct. He covers the mechanics of mentalism, the psychology of corporate crowds, and the exact methods you need to hire the right performer. He highlights the blind spots most event planners miss. No fluff. Just field-tested reality.

Connect with Ori directly on LinkedIn.

Elias Vance: Logistics and Booking Specialist

Elias spent eight years managing corporate entertainment rosters across the East Coast. He handles the operational reality of live events. Lighting, staging, contract clauses, and union rules.

Elias writes our hiring guides because he has seen exactly how bad contracts ruin good events. He knows why a strolling magician fails during a loud buffet dinner. If a performer demands an impossible rider, Elias spots it first. He teaches you how to vet talent before you sign a check.

Maya Rostova: Perception and Engagement Researcher

Maya bridges the gap between cognitive psychology and live performance. She studies how audiences direct their attention in high-distraction environments.

Her articles break down the noise of a crowded trade show floor. She analyzes why certain interactive routines build trust while others feel invasive. Maya tests engagement metrics and rejects the outdated myths of misdirection. Her work gives our readers high-resolution clarity on audience behavior.

Our Editorial Standards

We don’t publish theoretical summaries. If we recommend a routine, a performer, or a hiring strategy, we have tested it in the field.

The internet is full of generic event planning advice. We cut through that noise.

Here is what we demand from every article on Event Magic Prox:

• Live testing. We only review concepts that survive actual corporate environments. A trick that works on a quiet camera often fails surrounded by 300 loud sales reps. We tell you the difference.
• Concrete specifics. We name specific routines, exact contract clauses, and real pitfalls. We highlight the exact friction points event planners face.
• Strict limitations. We don’t cover children’s magic. We don’t cover grand stage illusions. We focus entirely on close-up, interactive corporate entertainment.

We reject guest posts from marketers. Every word here comes from someone who has stood in front of a live audience and delivered.

Get In Touch

We want to hear about your event friction.

If you have a specific question about hiring a mentalist or fixing a dead room, reach out. Email us at [email protected]. Ori or Elias reads every message. We typically reply within 48 hours.

We don’t accept unsolicited SEO pitches. We do accept hard questions from event professionals trying to build better experiences.